Why wasn't Pikachu in the 5th Generation?

Question

I know that in Black & White Pikachu was not found, but what about the post game?

Comments

what do you mean? like, why wasnt Pikachu a wild pokemon? or why wasnt it in the national dex? (which it obviously was)

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Why Nintendo didn't make Pikachu a Unova native, we'll never know unless we ask Masuda...

Answer 1

I going to assume that you mean, "why can't pikachu be caught in generation 5". Of course if you want a pikachu, use the poketransfer.Alright. Unova was meant to be a faraway land. In fact Unova introduces so much Pokemon, it makes up for the lack of older Pokemon. It's also why in the anime, pikachu was a rare sight.